Emotivism (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Emotivism definition
Emotivism definition
Moral statements are not facts but expressions of emotion
What are moral arguments in emotivism?
What are moral arguments in emotivism?
Emotional appeals to share positive/negative feelings
Ayer's analytical statement example
Ayer's analytical statement example
Mathematical truth or tautology (all bachelors are unmarried)
Ayer's synthetic statement
Ayer's synthetic statement
Statement that can be empirically verified
Why are ethical statements meaningless (Ayer)?
Why are ethical statements meaningless (Ayer)?
Not observable or true by definition
Nickname for Ayer's emotivism
Nickname for Ayer's emotivism
Boo/hurrah theory
What do ethical symbols add to statements?
What do ethical symbols add to statements?
Nothing to factual content, only express moral disapproval
Stephenson on moral disagreement
Stephenson on moral disagreement
We seek to persuade others to share our feelings
Ethical language force (Stephenson)
Ethical language force (Stephenson)
Quasi-imperative force
Hare's criticism of emotivism
Hare's criticism of emotivism
It's reductionism - reduces morals to just emotion
Warnock on torture being wrong
Warnock on torture being wrong
It's a fact, not a matter of opinion
What is morality grounded in? (Warnock)
What is morality grounded in? (Warnock)
Human needs
MacIntyre's criticism of emotivism
MacIntyre's criticism of emotivism
Remains silent on what kind of approval is meant
Emotivism strength: moral disputes
Emotivism strength: moral disputes
Explains why they're unending and generate more heat
Moral nihilism criticism
Moral nihilism criticism
Reduces morality to subjective opinion, becomes dangerous